The ɪ Sound ( Colin Munro, British English

The, ɪ, sound This is the, ɪ, sound. It is a Vowel sound and its technical name is the NearClose NearFront Unrounded Vowel. Remember that the key to pronunciation s physical and the name tells us about how the sound is made physically. In this case your tongue is close to the top and the front of your mouth. Unrounded refers to your lips because they are stretched out as if you are smiling and not rounded. . All vowels are made through the mouth and are voiced so you vibrate your vocal chords to make the sound. It is similar to the, i:, sound, but it is shorter. , ɪ, not, i:, . To produce the sound put your tongue close to the top and the front of your mouth, and stretch out your lips, then make a short voiced sound with your mouth closed.